touching up a blade with gun blue pen

milandro · 2nd March 2022, 10:05 AM

I understand that this is probably against any normal practice but any norm knows exceptions so bear with me and stay positive i am only asking for technical advise.

I have a Bugis style keris which I like in many ways. The blade is not what one would probably identify as typical for a Bugis keris but I like it and it is what it is anyway. My question is about an area of the pamor where there appears to be a large chunk of nickel(?) only on one side.

I was wandering whether applying gun blue with a felt pen would be a good idea to darken this are even further. In the end it is what it is, but I feel that It would look nicer if it were a dark area rather then being a light hue.

2nd March 2022, 10:05 AM	#1
milandro Member Join Date: Jan 2022 Location: Netherlands Posts: 484	touching up a blade with gun blue pen I understand that this is probably against any normal practice but any norm knows exceptions so bear with me and stay positive i am only asking for technical advise. I have a Bugis style keris which I like in many ways. The blade is not what one would probably identify as typical for a Bugis keris but I like it and it is what it is anyway. My question is about an area of the pamor where there appears to be a large chunk of nickel(?) only on one side. I was wandering whether applying gun blue with a felt pen would be a good idea to darken this are even further. In the end it is what it is, but I feel that It would look nicer if it were a dark area rather then being a light hue. Attached Images Last edited by milandro; 2nd March 2022 at 04:15 PM.